Curtain-holder.



M. 1. scHuLTz. CURTAIN HOLDER. APPLICATYION FILED NOV- Il. 191B.

l'm, PatentedAug.14,1917.

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T 0 @ZZ @from it mayv concern i Be 'it known that I, MICHAEL J. SoHUL'ra, a citizen ofthe United States,and a resident of Toledo, in the 'county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Curt'ainHolder g' andI do hereby declare the following to be a full', clear,'a`nd exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in' the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of Yreferenee marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates devices, and particularly character adapted to take the place of the tie-backs commonly used in connecto articlev holding curtain i tion with window and door curtains.

The primary object `of my invention is the provision of improved means of this character, whichis simple and inexpensive in its construction and capable of being easily and quickly applied to a window or door casing. i The invention is fully described in the following specification, broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a Jfragmentary perspective view of a' window Aor doory casing 'having curtains hung therein and draped back'by the use of my invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged 'fragmentary view of a casing `and portion of awall with oneform of my .invention associated therewith. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention, and a slightly modified form thereof.

' Referring to door or window casing having the customary facing strip or part 2, and 3 a curtain hung from a pole or other support at-the top of the casing and adapted to have itsf` lower portion drapedv back tothe casing` side.

of my invention comprises a length of spring strap metal, which is bent to form the C ross- 'j from opposite ends lof which a and bowed curtain holding finger piece 4,

in the same general direction.

6 project i 6 is provided at its free end with The finger a turnedback `portion 7, which formsan i open nose,

to devices of this and' while, in its Fig. 4 isa similar view of,

the drawings, 1 designates a The device embodying the preferred form manner. 1

it over the outer for t lflat'entedAug.14,1911?. y v Applicationmealivowafrner11,191e. 's'eriaiivaisasea L l" loop withthefinger 6 tobro'adenits and has its free end fiXed to said'fin f gerrzby "a rivet 8 or` in' any-other suitable n In applying the device to al casing it isl only'necessary to slip i freeedge of the casing strip 2l with the casingstrip and the yWall l0,`and with the 'y finger 6 projecting across the outer side of the vstrip- 2 .'n outwardly bowed krelation thereto and with'its free end yieldingly I bearing inward,` thereagainst, as yshown 1n Fig. 2. The springtension with which Vthe y Vfinger 6 bears againstthe strip 2 dependsl largely on the angle of .the tongue 5 relative to the cross-piece 4, aslthe moreacute the I l v tensionrof the finger. It is evidentthat .a r

curtain 3 may be gathered back and inserted angle the stiffer will be the curtain holding within the space betweenxthe .finger 6 and casing strip in a simple andjquick manner, and l'when gathered within such space vis quite firmlyk held in position by the spring A tension of the finger.l r V If desired the cross-piece 4 of theholder4 may. be provided `with an aperture 11 through whichfa Ascrew or nail maybe inserted. and turned intor the outer edge of the casingstrip, thus providing a positive means for securing the holder to said strip-, In some' buildings strips are either set into or so closely placed with respect to the 'wall l0 as not to permit the insertionof the tongue 5 therebetween. In such case the tongue may be omitted from `the-holder, las shown in Fig. 4 and the crosspiece `4 provided with one' or more aper` tures 12 foi-receiving nails or screws by the outer edge of thecasingy meansA of which'such cross-piece may be i firmly secured'to the casing edge.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited` toany specific construction, arrangement or form of its parts, as -it is capable ofnumerous modifications without f departing from the spiritfof'thefclaims'.'

Having thusldescribed my invention, what ters Patent, i s- 1; A device of I claim as new, and desire to secure by vLets the class described-having at one end .a partfor attaching to a support-y v Ving member, and an outwardly bowed spring l nger projectingfrom said .part and adapted to bearat its free lend against the member to which attachedrs'aid nger having the so t material at its free end looped back upon itself vto forma blunt end.

2. A device of the classl described formed in U-shape from spring' metal to adapt it to be slipped over the edge of a casing strip or the like, one leg of said device being outwardly bowed and adapted to cooperate with the member to which secured tol hold a eurtain or other device in yielding engagement therewith. and terminating at .its freefend. in a closed loop. y y

- 3.. A device of the class described formed in U-shape from spring metal to adapt it to or the like7 the -inner leg of said device be- *i ing-short andthe outer leg being outwardly bowed to adapt itto coperate with the casing 'strip to which secured to hold a curtain or other device in yyielding engagement therewith," the nose of said bowedportion yieldingly i bearing .against the associated casing strip and terminating` in a loop which is elongated lengthwise of the body portion.

In Atestimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my. name to this specification.

MICHAEL J. SGHULTZ Copies of this patent may be obtained forv five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

